Submit your resignation

1. Hold off on resigning from your position until you have a firm offer from a new employer.
2. Write a brief letter to your manager giving notice of your last day.
3. Outline a list of projects you have been working on.
4. Detail exactly what you will and will not be able to finish before you leave.
5. Provide ample information for your manager to redistribute your responsibilities to other team members.
6. Ensure your letter has a positive tone, even if you are leaving due to personality conflict.

Avoid accepting a counteroffer

• It is almost never in your best interests to accept a counter offer from your former employer.
• Statistics indicate that most employees who accept counter offers leave anyway within 10 months.
• Your former employer may offer more money to evade larger issues or buy time to hire a replacement.
• Think about the reasons why you sought a new position in the first place.
• Remember that a committed organization will do what it takes to keep you satisfied before you choose to seek a position elsewhere.

Close your relationship with your employer amicably

• Do all you can to turn potentially negative circumstances into an amicable separation.
• Maintain your sense of professionalism and integrity at all times.
• Demonstrate a commitment to minimizing workflow disruption.
  Keep details about your new position, and how you secured it, confidential.
• Leave on good terms - you may find yourself working with the same colleagues again in the future.